Uploaded on 2020-08-22 by Daniela García

This photo was taken on a tour that I did in 2018 with my group of the University in the subject Theory of Architecture. It is the mausoleum built for Simón Bolívar, as an annex to the National Pantheon. When thinking about the components of a globalized economy in Venezuela, it was difficult for me to identify in which possible constructions this could be reflected here, since due to excessive regulation in the field of construction and its respective supplies, the use of local material was mandatory to "protect the country's industry". In other words, construction companies had to obtain the materials they required without having to import them. Of course, this reality has changed with the passage of time and the advance of the crisis in the country, which has reduced the possibility of building, either with local or foreign materials. However, this building is an example of what this globalized economy could be in the country, since in order to be built, the government was in charge of obtaining all the necessary materials abroad. White ceramic from Spain, sheets from Switzerland, black granite from South Africa and corten steel from the United States assembled in Venezuela.